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    Annoying alarm at 4000 rpm's

    Hello. Hopefully someone can shed some light on my situation. Long story short : i blew the head gasket and had it repaired by my tech. Tech told me that the carb will need to be replaced eventually because it's nearly impossible to adjust it and the throttle seems to be stuck partially open...
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    Tachometer help

    Hi, Recently bought a boat (Four Winns H170-Volvo Penta 3.0) and have been doing maintenance on it. When I start the boat up, the tach shows that the engine is idling high 1200RPM's. It seems to me that the engine is not running that high. I then noticed that when I first turn the key (first...
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    Volvo Penta 3.0L

    Hi, Just bought a 2005 Four Winns 170 with a Volvo Penta 3.0L in it. Did a bit of maintenance : all oils, power steering etc....Changed the impeller (the other one was still good, but did not want to take a chance). My question is the following : how do I know the impeller/ raw water pump is...
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    1984 Jonson 15 hp help

    HI, My motor will suddenly jump out of gear and rev up. I need to throttle down completely at that point and then I can put it in back into gear. It happens more frequently at high RPM's, but can also happen at relatively low RPM's. My question is there a linkage adjustment I can make or am I...
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    15 hp 1984 Johnson help

    Got a this motor a couple of weeks ago. Put the ears on it and it fired right up after the 2nd pull. Ran it for a while, idled well. A couple of days later, ran it agin for a while, ran like it did before. Brought the motor to my boat on the water, installed it, plugged gas in. Tried...
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    Old tinny topside paint

    Hi all. I'm restoring a 12 foot 1973 MirroCraft aluminum boat. Got it for a good price and it's in great shape. The paint however is in need of a refreshing. Here's what I've done so far : cleaned it inside out, removed the seats, primed the interior and the exterior, painted the exterior...
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    1984 15HP Johnson tiler handle

    Working on 15HP Johnson from 1984. There is a lot of play in the throttle on the tiler handle. It moves a lot before it gives it gas. I've checked the teeth on the gears and they are all there. Are there any adjustments I can make? It is also hard to turn the handle. Thanks for your expert...
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    Best PFD's

    Hi, What are the best PFD'S for the money?
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    Restoring an old trailer

    Best way to restore and old steel trailer? Any ideas?
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    Johnson 15HP cam and cam follower out of wack!! Help

    Just bought my first boat and outboard. Got it home and tried starting it (I know I should of tried before I bought it....). Motor wont start. After some research I found that cam is not connecting with the cam roller. It is far from contacting it in fact. Full throttle and it barely...
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